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QuikCAST Surf Forecast - Southern California 5 Day Surf Forecast Forecast Updated:   Tuesday, February 7, 2012 8:12 PM Surf Scale: 3 ft = waist high, 4 ft = chest high, 5 ft = head high, 10 ft =double overhead Swell Direction is direction swell is coming from. 90°=East, 180°=South, 270°=West, 360-0 = North Southern California Surf Forecast (Centered on Dana Point) Day Trend Wind (kts) Details (Swell Number, Swell Size & Period, Arrival Time and Profile) Waves (Set wave max face height) Swell Direction Wednesday 2/8 Up some NE 5+ early Japan-Dateline swell2.6 ft @ 17 secs (4.5 ft) and Oregon Gale swell 4.5 ft @ 17 secs (7.5 ft) near sunset 7.5 ft 302 & 291 degrees Thursday 2/9 Down some NNE 5+ early Residual local swell and Hawaiian Gale swell 2.9 ft @ 17 secs late 5.0 ft 291 & 282 degrees Friday 2/10 Up slightly NE 5 early Central Gulf swell 3.8 ft @ 16 secs at exposed breaks 6.0 ft 305 degrees Saturday 2/11 Down some W-SW 5 early Residual swell fading from 2.8 ft @ 13 secs. Possible Hawaiian secondary swell 3 ft @ 15 secs (4.5 ft)   3.5/4.5 ft 295 & 273  degrees Sunday 2/12 Down slightly calm early Residual swells fading from 2.9 ft @ 14 secs 4.0 ft 288 degrees Extended Outlook Up some maybe --- A gale pushed from Japan over the dateline Fri-Sat (2/4) with 34 ft seas, faded then redeveloped off Oregon on Monday with up to 34 ft seas. Swell arrival late on Wednesday. Another small gale developed  right behind tracking from the dateline to a point just north of Hawaii with 34 ft seas late Mon (2/6). Swell buried under residual swell from the previous system on Thursday. And yet another gale is forecast in the Central Gulf early Wednesday (2/8) with 30 ft seas offering more swell for Fri/Sat (2/11). Another strong system is modeled tracking from the dateline east through the Central Gulf Sat (1/11) with 44 ft seas offering something for next week if one is to believe the models. The Active Phase of the MJO continues to try and make limited eastward progress offering some fuel to continue the storm cycle for the next 2+ weeks.   --- --- Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - South CA Wind Animations: US West Coast - South CA Local Model: Surf - Wind 52588

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